Salvador Sanchez made his professional boxing debut at 16 years of age in 1975. He amassed a record of 44 wins in 46 fights, with one loss and one draw. After beating the best fighters of his generation, he is considered by many as one of the greatest featherweight boxers ever. He died in a car crash, aged just 23.

they didn’t teach you to lie
it came to you as naturally
as a river falling down
they believed you
your lies acquired the kind of truth
films have, and memories
so even when you’re saying nothing
you’re still lying

There are things
I should probably say
to you and you
should probably say
to me that aren’t
anything to do
with this breath of smoke
I up and lose
in looking for the night
and this beginning or endpoint
of sky which sinks back
into the traffic-screech
of people on the street
going somewhere
to say something I think
I’d probably like to say